“In order to help inform the planning for provision of cancer treatment services in NHS Borders, we would like to gain better understanding of the incidence of cancer in NHS Borders.”

• Annual cancer incidence by health board

• Crude rate is calculated as follows:

\[ \text{Crude Rate} = \frac{\text{New Cancer Cases}}{\text{At Risk Population}} * 100,000 \]

## `summarise()` has grouped output by 'cancer_site'. You can override using the `.groups` argument.

## `summarise()` has grouped output by 'cancer_site'. You can override using the `.groups` argument.

## `summarise()` has grouped output by 'hb_name'. You can override using the `.groups` argument.

1. Increase in cancer rate is likely due to increasing size of older population

2. Higher rate in rural areas can also be explained differing population demographics

3. Skin cancers seem to have the highest rates among both men and women in NHS Borders

Recommendation

• Focus more efforts on identification and treatment of skin cancers